P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

ISBN-10
0877542783
ISBN-13
9780877542780
Series
P.T. Barnum
Category
Circus owners
Language
English
Published
1983-10-01
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub
Author
Andrew E. Norman

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